After receiving his orders, the dark-red divine markings covering Asura God suddenly flared, like molten lava flowing beneath his skin.
Behind him, a phantom of the Blood Tide sword materialized with a hum. The chains coiled around its pitch-black blade rattled.
He stepped out of the spaceship into the void, and spiderweb cracks spread through the space beneath his feet.
The opposing Star Domain fleet's energy shields rippled with deep-blue light. Twelve capital ships spread into a fan, their bow cannons gathering purple orbs the size of washbasins.
Strange runes flowed across the orbs, which spat purple arcs of electricity with a teeth-grating sizzle.
Asura God raised his hand and pressed down on empty air, rapidly drawing in his aura like a receding tide. The already-formed purple orbs shuddered violently three inches from his palm before dissolving into wisps of smoke.
He declared in a deep voice, "I am Asura God of the Divine Realm. We seek only passage, not battle! Please have your commander come out to speak with me!" His powerful voice, wrapped in divine sense, penetrated straight into the flagship's core, making even the instrument panels inside buzz.
After a brief silence, the flagship's hatch opened with a piercing hydraulic hiss.
A commander wearing silver-blue armor and a six-sided crystal crown stepped out. His armor gleamed like flowing liquid metal, and a virtual screen made of streams of data hovered behind him.
His eyes were cold, his gaze sweeping over Asura God like a blade. "Someone from the Divine Realm? This is the Starfall Federation's Ninth Star Domain. Any unauthorized intruder will be treated as an invader."
Asura God's expression turned solemn. He folded his arms, the divine markings tracing a savage pattern across his chest. "Our destination is the Seven Star Domain, and we seek your